However, although the army, navy and air force have shown great interest in the z-13max tilt-rotor aircraft, they have special expectations for the subsequent zb-225 tilt-rotor aircraft.
However, as the saying goes, the future is bright, but the road is tortuous. Tilt rotors are a problem around the world. No one can guarantee that this kind of cross-generational aircraft will develop smoothly.
The general cycle of 8 to 15 years is fine, so just bite the bullet and wait. But what if the tilt-rotor aircraft takes 2 or 3 decades, or even 4 or 5 years? Do you still want to hold on to this thing?
So after some research, the headquarters felt that the risk of hanging from a tree like a tiltrotor was too great, and a backup was needed. Once the tiltrotor failed, there could be other high-speed helicopter projects to replace it, so as not to The rapid reaction force lags behind the world's mainstream in core equipment.
So we prepared to launch a backup project for high-speed helicopters.
It stands to reason that for the backup project, another helicopter manufacturer should be found as the main unit. The headquarters does have this intention. Firstly, it is because the eggs cannot be put in one basket; secondly, it also has a backup project in case of emergency. If it really develops, it can not only compete with the tilt-rotor aircraft of Ascendas Group, but also maybe promote the development of domestic helicopter technology.
Based on this, the headquarters handed over this backup development project to the Binjiang Helicopter Manufacturing Factory, which was in difficulty at the time, and planned to use this project and the localization of the Z-9 to force a blood transfusion to the Binjiang Helicopter Factory.
??Binjiang Factory was very concerned about this project at first. After all, it was funded by the state and supported by the headquarters. No matter how we set up Binjiang Factory, we would not lose money, so it progressed very quickly at the beginning.
However, as we continued to work, the rapid progress at the beginning came to a standstill. The reason was very simple. The Binjiang factory lacked the core technology of helicopters. In order to localize the Z-9, they imported a complete set of production equipment from France, which was stumbling. There is no problem in producing straight 9, but if this set of things is used for other purposes, the first person who will not be happy is the French.
?? Before Zhi9 has figured out the localization, your Binjiang factory is thinking of starting a new machine to produce a new model. What's going on? The wings are hard!
Therefore, the French representative in China personally visited the Binjiang factory and prohibited the use of French equipment and technology in any experiment involving helicopter verification.
This is tantamount to blocking the Binjiang Factory from its roots.
But this did not make Binjiang Factory surrender, but instead aroused Binjiang Factory¡¯s fighting spirit. Even if the French did not allow the use of their equipment and technology, wouldn¡¯t Binjiang Factory be able to do it?
The result proved that the Binjiang factory is really not good.
In addition to the constraints of the French, the most critical thing is that the Binjiang factory cannot solve the two major items of materials and engines. Even if it can be solved, the Binjiang factory does not have the so-called high-end production equipment and processing technology.
To put it bluntly, Binjiang Factory has no core technology of its own at all. It is simply an outsourced assembly factory for French "Dolphin" helicopters. What do you want it to do?
Of course, if Ascendas Group can support one or two, it can even encourage them, but the question is why should Ascendas Group help its competitors?
You must know that when the Zhi-12 was produced, the Binjiang Factory was behind the scenes, so that even now the sales volume of the Zhi-12 is not even one-third of the Zhi-9; as for the Zhi-15, it was even brought by the Binjiang Factory A group of friends and businessmen were sprayed to death.
At this time, if you want Ascendas Group to help, even if Binjiang Factory is willing to ask for help, Ascendas Group really won't pay attention.
This is indeed the case. Binjiang Factory was too shameless to approach Ascendas Group directly, but through connections within the aviation industry, you roundaboutly asked if you could get some high-end aviation materials and turbine shafts for helicopters from Ascendas Group. Engines and some aviation-specific equipment for processing high-end parts.
At that time, Zhuang Jianye's reply was very polite: "We do have these things, but there have been a lot of orders at home and abroad recently, and we may not be able to place orders for a while. Otherwise, I will help you handle this matter in three years. The price is not too high, I will give you a 15% discount, 1.2 billion yuan, one-stop installation, training and debugging, guaranteed to include teaching and skills!"
After receiving the reply, the leader of Binjiang Factory slammed the table in his office and cursed Zhuang Jianye for not being a thing.
Three years, if you wait another three years, the day lilies will be too cold!
That¡¯s it. After three years of waiting, Ascendas Group has to pay RMB 1.2 billion. I dare to say that it¡¯s a 15% discount. Let¡¯s grab it now, okay?
However, the leaders of Binjiang Factory scolded each other, but they did not dare to go to Ascendas Group to find Zhuang Jianye in person. There was no other way. The conflict between the two parties was really too deep. If the superior unit had not intervened, the two would have fought each other long ago, so this The project can only be delayed first.
The problem is that the Binjiang factory can afford to drag it out.??We can't afford to delay it. Your Binjiang factory needs funds for funds and policies for policies, but in the end you don't even get a cent, what? What about the silly boy?
So the headquarters is also angry, requiring the Binjiang factory to come up with a practical design plan within one year, and the theoretical prototype to be officially rolled off the production line within three years.
The Binjiang factory without core technology would not be able to produce a theoretical prototype in such a short time even if it invented Xiang. You must know that not all domestic aerospace manufacturing companies are called Tengfei and have the ability to change. level of efficiency.
So the leaders of the Binjiang Factory had no choice but to go to Beijing urgently, planning to find old leaders, settle old relationships, and also go to the superior departments and headquarters to shed a few tears and reflect on how difficult it has been for them, the eldest son of the Republic, over the years.
After all, this experimental verification research project may not seem big, but the state¡¯s funding is sufficient. This is a stable and reliable source of income for Binjiang Factory, which has trouble eating. How could it give up?
So let alone asking the Binjiang factory leaders to shed a few tears, it would not be a problem even if they took off their clothes and ran around the capital three times in the middle of the night.
What's more, he doesn't have to work so hard. Usually, the superior department and headquarters compromise before he sheds tears. After all, the total number of domestic manufacturers that can produce helicopters is less than five fingers, and no one will watch them starve. Death, so to a certain extent, Binjiang Factory can be regarded as a different kind of coercing the emperor to control the princes.
However, just when the leader of Binjiang Factory came to Beijing with confidence, ready to repeat his old tricks and delay him for eight, nine, or ten years, the leader suddenly discovered that he was going to rely on the old leader with whom he had connections to build friendship. None of the heads of departments were there. After asking around, I found out that they had all gone to the aviation test site in the suburbs of Beijing.
The leader of Binjiang Factory didn't pay attention. Instead, he felt that it was easier for them to talk together, so he quickly asked the driver to drive to the outskirts of Beijing. As a result, the leader of Binjiang Factory was in the car thinking about how to have a good meal in front of all the leaders. At that moment, the car that was approaching the aviation test site on the outskirts of Beijing suddenly stopped suddenly. The head of the Binjiang plant leader who was not wearing a seat belt came into close contact with the front seat.
The leader of Binjiang Factory became furious immediately and asked the driver: "How do you drive?"
However, the driver did not reply. Instead, he pointed blankly forward and motioned to his leader with a dull look on his face: "Boss, look at that thing? Is it the UFO mentioned in the book?"
The leader of Binjiang Factory looked around. His face was originally full of anger, but when he saw something in the sky again, he was stunned with shock!
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